Wisconsin Beer Batter For Fish Food

BEER BATTERED PERCH - THE CLASSIC WISCONSIN FISH FRY

Steps:

• Add 2-3" of oil to a high walled skillet or fill a deep fryer. Heat oil to 375 degrees.
• Place 1/3 cup of flour in a bowl.
• Add 1 cup of flour and 1/2 tsp salt in a separate bowl and whisk in beer until the batter has a thin consistency that just coats the back of a spoon.*
• Dip the fillets in flour, shaking off the excess and then dip evenly in the batter.**
• Place battered fillets in hot oil, working in batches.
• Fry fish 2-4 minutes, or until it reaches golden brown. The fish will cook quickly inside so don't be afraid to judge the doneness solely by the color of the breading.
• Remove from oil and let drain on a cooling rack or paper towel prior to serving.
• Plate with French fries, coleslaw, buttered rye bread, tartar sauce for dipping and lemon wedge.

WISCONSIN BEER BATTER FOR FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oil to 375° for fish -- 350° for other.**.
• Mix all ingredients together until very thin & smooth. (You may not need the entire bottle/can of beer, so drink the rest if you want to.hate to see good beer wasted. LOL!).
• Batter should be thin, but NOT runny -- adjust amounts accordingly.
• Fish should be thawed & patted dry.
• Dust the fish or whatever with DRY batter mix (Plain flour will work, too).
• Dip into beer batter until completely coated.
• Place into hot oil,.BE CAREFUL so you don't burn yourself!
• Fry in small batches until golden brown, turning once -- fish should take about 5-7 minutes, depending on thickness -- onion rings should take about 3-5 minutes total -- cheese curds take only 1-+/- minute.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Serve with your favorite Tartar Sauce & ENJOY!
• *NOTE: When deep frying cheese curds, it's best to put them in the freezer for AT LEAST 2 hours before deep frying.
• **NOTE II: If using a deep fryer,."FOLLOW MGFr's DIRECTIONS". A fry pot with hot oil should be NO MORE than 1/3 full to prevent accidents!

BEER-BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Set a colander in a large bowl of ice water. Slice the potatoes lengthwise 1/4 inch thick, then stack the slices and cut into 1/4-inch-thick sticks, adding them to the ice water as you work. Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 1 hour. Lift the colander out of the ice water, rinse the potatoes well and pat very dry.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat 4 inches vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven until a deep-fry thermometer registers 280 degrees F. Add half of the potatoes; fry until tender but still colorless, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining potatoes. Increase the oil temperature to 365 degrees F.
• Whisk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, the rice flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and the cayenne in a large bowl. Whisk in the beer until mostly smooth. Let sit 5 minutes to thicken.
• Set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Season the fish with salt. Working in two batches, dredge the fish in the remaining 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, then dip in the beer batter, letting the excess drip off. Fry until crisp and golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to the rack; sprinkle with salt. Keep warm in the oven.
• Increase the oil temperature to 380 degrees F. Working in two batches, fry the potatoes again until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt. Serve the fish and chips with malt vinegar and lemon wedges.